KnowraSaros cycleLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Saros cycle, each with the reason it gives.All 6Related 6Metonic cycleRelated: The companion lunar cycle for eclipse prediction, which the Antikythera mechanism carried on separate dials.Solar eclipseRelated: Each solar eclipse belongs to a series whose members recur at Saros intervals.Antikythera mechanismRelated: The rear spiral dial predicts eclipses by counting out this cycle.Synodic monthRelated: Babylonian eclipse prediction rested on counting whole synodic months.Sidereal monthRelated: Eclipses require the node-based draconic month; comparing it with the sidereal month reveals its drift.Anomalistic monthRelated: Eclipse recurrence combines the draconic, synodic, and anomalistic months; perigee distance affects eclipse character.